Friday, October 29, 2010

Today I got off of work at 12pm. But only because I have to work clinic tomorrow :(

But I would much rather get out early and go in on Saturday for some reason.

After work I spent about 4 hours thrifting and trying to piece together a costume.

I came up with three (3) different costume options that are budget friendly and fairly easy because I am so last minute of course ;) But each option seems to be missing one thing. Heres what I've got so far

1) Wheres Waldo: Red and white striped shirt. Glasses. Jeans. But I can not find a white hat! I was just going to add a red stripe and pom pon but no luck.

2) French lady: Black and White striped shirt. Red béret. Red scarf. But I still need to find black skinny jeans or a pencil skirt that fits right.

3) 60's housewife: 2 dress options. pearls. martini glass. shoes. But no apron- but ill just throw one together if i go this route.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

I love this pic of us because of it old fashioned horror movie feel :)

Just thought I would share some previous Halloween costumes!

Last year I went as a magician and my Hubbs was a zombie (like every year.. lol)

Easy costume....I had a black dress I wore to a wedding in my closet. I bought The mini top hat, gloves, and bow tie, made a wand and some magic tricks! Easy peasy and super cute :)

My husband is a miracle worker when it comes to stage make-up type stuff. So pretty much every year he does his own Zombie makeup. He is seriously amazing and does not use pre-made wounds. He creates them all himself using gelatin and some other stuff that I don't know anything about. Isn't he talented?

My little sister and her friend were Indians last year. Just a simple trip to the thrift store will do the trick

and look how cute they are!

I have a few ideas for Halloween this year but nothing too exciting, and yea im pretty last minute but Oh well!

Im thinking Katniss Everdeen for work tomorrow and Wheres Waldo for the weekend if I can throw something together. What are you being for Hallwoeen? Any ideas I can steal?? Lol. Have a wonderful night!!!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

So I had such an awesome time with my family in Door County this past weekend.

So relaxing, and so beautiful.

Fall was definitely in full gear over there.

Everything was yellow, orange, red, and green.

Leaves and water everywhere!!!!

Im going to do a few different posts on this since I took so many pictures.

Surprising ehhh??

Ill start with the old farm house we stayed in.

It was pretty awesome. Everything inside was thrifted, or just plain old. and wonderful.

Thats the house in the corner.

It was enormous. And like I said very old and sweet.

The man that owns the house was pretty awesome. He has a festival in the summer called "Fish Stock," since they live in Fish Creek. The barn below is actually a music venue. It has a loft inside with a projector screen and they made it into a theater. Every game day they watch the Packers Bears? Pretty awesome.

The owner has about 3 houses on his property and during the summer he rents them out to college kids. He has a game room for them with a 400 book library. He has about 4 organic gardens and he let us help ourselves :) He also has some of these running around. So cute and I didn't mind them waking me up.

There was a tree swing and a tire swing so we could let ourselves be little again.....

My poor hubby can't go because of fire academy and my brother is working like crazy.

I am beyond excited and can not wait to spend some good old fashion relaxing time with my fam.

My parents usually go there every year for their anniversary, and this year they rented a house and invited the kids! The Sister Bay Fall festival is what they go for every year and it is supposed to be wonderful. Crafts crafts crafts :)

I am having a horrible time trying to figure out what I should be for Halloween. I have been looking for ideas everywhere and I can't seem to find any! Ugh. Hopefully it will come to me.

Cook your Quinoa on the stove! There should be directions on your package but if not it would be one part Quinoa 2 parts water. I usually throw in 1 cup quinoa with 2 cups water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let cook until all the water is absorbed. Simple :)

Then steam your baby bok choy. I use this to steam all my yummy veggies. They are super cheap and so easy. You just set it inside your pot and fill the bottom with water. Throw in your veggies and cover to steam.

As for the BBB, it usually only takes mine a few minutes but wait until the leaves start to wilt a bit and then poke the stalk with a fork. If it goes in easy its done.

Place your amazing looking food on a plate. Drizzle with the vinaigrette or dressing of choice and enjoy :)

Quinoa is on of my favorite things in the world. Its so simple to cook, tastes amazing, and it is so very good for you. Full of protein and lots of other goodies. You can eat it plain or throw some other veggies on top!

Recently Ive been eating quinoa and steamed Kale for breakfast after reading this book. I thought that was a little strange at first, but hey we eat breakfast for dinner right? I love it, its a simple morning meal filled with stuff thats good for me :)

I guess my whole point of this post was to tell you how amazing quinoa is and that you should probably go get some. I know you can get it at a whole foods, trader joes, and meijer around Chicago but if you can't find it by you google it. :)

Let me know if anyone tries it or if you are as obsessed with it as I am ;)

On my way home from work today before turning into my hood I noticed a pack of children sporting bicycles and my little pony backpacks hanging out in front of the liquor store. Uhh....hmmm

After the gym today I was craving some steamed Kale so I stopped at this market around the corner. I have passed it for years and never went in. I am now in love. They have every green you could ever imagine. All in one place. And I usually have a hard time finding baby bok choy but they had a surplus of it. A bunch of kale was only .59. Oh lordy they have stolen my heart. I told the cashier I was in love and she just looked at me funny.

Have you ever had one of those, "oh wow we are getting old" moments?

Saturday night my husband and I found ourselves at Bakers Square at 10:30 drinking coffee and eating a slice of pie. Sunday morning we woke up and went for a walk while eating apples. It was wonderful, but not your typical weekend for 20 somethings.

I went through my pantry last week and got rid of everything we will never really eat. A lot of canned items and pasta which are all still good. I don't want to throw it all away. Does anyone know what type of place I could bring it too? Im not too sure of any homeless shelters but I guess I can look that up.

About Me

I'm a 25 year old wife and mommy to our new little man Noah. I have a love for photography and all things thrifty and crafty. We live outside Chicago and feel very blessed to have this amazing little life!